Picnic service kit



Sept. 11, 1928. 1,683,603

E. B. CANFIELD PICNIC SERVICE KIT I File d 00t 1, 1926 INVENTOR 41m B.Canfb'cld ATTORNEY i s adapted to reac ive the 'depen Patented Sept. 11,1928.

UNITED STATES EDITH B. GARFIELD, F BOLTON, KANSAS."

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Application m October 1, 1020. Serial in; 138,896.

My invention relates to improvements in receptacles particularly adaptedfor carrying and protecting dishes and other eating utensils for use onautomobile parties and a picnics.

It is an object of the invention to provide an article of'the abovementioned character which is sim lo and durable in construction,coinpact an serviceable in use, and inex-' l pensive to manufacture. Y

A further object of the invention is to provide an article composed ofcomplementary trays secured together to form a receptacle inwhich dishesand other articles may be placed and conveniently carried from place toplace. Y

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent durmg'thecourse of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing, formin a part; of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout t esame,

Fig. 1, is a top plan view of the-bottom tray, showipg the arrangementfof the articles. v

Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the whole receptacle,

Fig. 3, is a fragmentary sect onal view showing the means for connectingthe trays,

.to ether, and, c

ig. .4, is a fragmentary sectional view of the bdttom'tray showing oneof the spring clips employed to securethe articles in place. In thedrawing,vwherein for the purpose of illustrationI have shown a preferredembodiment of my invention, the numerals 5',

and 6, denote a pair of'compleme tary' tra s mounted in superposedrelation, orming t e.

{bottom and cover of the receptacle, respeci l?" f ecta 1 1 h etraysareo r n ar 5 a avi a flat bottom 7, surround Re ng latter'having alaterally projecting flange 9. The flange of the bottom tray 5 isrovided with a groove 10, surroundixgn e tray, v rib 11 formed on theflangeofthe'upper tray 6, so when the'trays are fitted'togetherthey willbe secured against longitudinal and plates or saucers lateral movement.The 11', as more clearly shown in Fig. 1, are placed in the bottom tray5 and are held in position by thespring clip 12,'which has one endpivotally connected to" the an 1e bracket 13, mountedinone corner of e14', secured to the bottom of the lower tray, -ad]acent one side.

of the cups. When the upper tray is fitted I ed by a run. B the' withinthe bottdm tray and; extending "trays together.

tray, as at'13. The salt and pepper coutainers are held in place by thebrackets 14, whlch pro ect laterally from the angle bar g The bracketsea'ch con- 51st of opposed semi-circular spring arms 15, adapted to engae and secure the. containers in place. The cups 15' areplaced in thelower tray in an inverted position. and will be held in place by theupper tray. The kn'1ves, forks and spoons, not shown; may be insertedthrough the handles -16 onfl-the bottom tray, the two trays are fastenedtogether by spring clips 16, .at -each side. The clips are substantiallyU-sha the end 17 being secured to the outside of t e bottom tray and;the opposite end 18 being bent upon itself and adapted to resilientlyengagethe flange of the 11 per tray,-whereby the trays are detachablyheld to ether. A suitable handle, not shown, may. attached to the traysto facilitate carrying' of the rece tacles. 4

In use, t e receptacle affords a convenient and sanitary way of packingand car d shes and other artlcles to be use on picmcs. When the-'platesanddishes are removed, the trays ma then be used. as a table on whichthe cod be served. Thus, it is seen that the receptacle serves as a veryarticle and-is so arranged and designed asto be easily handled. V

It-is to be understoodthat-the form of an invention herewith-shown andvdescribed 18 a to be taken as a preferred example of the same and thatcertain ch'angw the shape size and arrangement of parts ma be re? sortedto without departing from o spirit of the invention or the scope of thesubj oi'ned claims. Having thus described my invention, I claim: I

'1. A picnic service kit, comprising a bottom trayand an inverted toptray having relatively wideconfrontin'g surroun the rims thereof,eatinguitensils position the top tray, said confronting flanges having aton e and groove connection whereby-a rigid joint is established betweenthe. tra s and dirt-I excluded from the interiorof. e kit, and means forreleasably holding-the 2. A picnic service kit comprism" g a shal- 10Wbottom y adapted to hold eatingnten- L si ls: an inverted to tray forcovering the eatmgntensils, sai trays having relatively wide confront gflanges surrounding the rims thereof, said flanges having a tongue lowbottom tray, eating utensils positioned within the tray, spring clipsfor holding the eating utensils against movementfan inverted top' forcave the eating utensils said trays: having re l d t i vely wideconfront 15 ing flanges surrounding the rims thereof, a

3 tongue and groove connection between said whereby a rigid joint isestablished between the trays and dirt excluded from the 7 interior ofthe kit andv releasable locking means for holding the trays together.

4. A picnic service'kit comprising a bottom tra adapted to hold eatingutensils, an m top tray for covering the said utensils, said. trayshaving relatively wide fiat confronting -flanges surrounding the rimsthereof and a tongue and groove connection between and circumventingsaid flanges,

whereby a dirt-proof joint is established be- -tween t etrays. otestimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDITH B. CANFIELD.

